drive-by shooting in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for drive-by shooting in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

1. drive (car journey):

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in auto

to take sb for a drive

portare qn a fare un giro in auto

to take the car for a drive

prendere l'auto per fare un giro

it's only five minutes' drive from here

è solo a cinque minuti d'auto da qui

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital

ci sono 40 km (di strada) fino all'ospedale

it's an easy drive

è un percorso semplice

it's a magnificent drive

è un percorso splendido

2. drive (campaign, effort):

drive

campagna f

drive

sforzo m (against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)

drive MIL

offensiva f

drive MIL

attacco m

sales drive

campagna di vendita

3. drive:

drive (motivation, energy)

iniziativa f

drive (motivation, energy)

energia f

drive (inner urge)

pulsione f

drive (inner urge)

istinto m

human drives

gli impulsi umani

the drive to win

la volontà di vincere

her drive for perfection

la sua brama di perfezione

4. drive COMPUT:

drive

drive m

drive

unità f

5. drive MECH (mechanism to transmit power):

drive

trasmissione f

drive before n mechanism, system

di trasmissione

6. drive (path):

drive (of house)

vialetto m

drive (of house)

strada f privata

the car is in or on the drive

l'auto è nel vialetto

7. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf)

drive m

drive (in golf)

colpo m lungo

drive (in tennis)

drive m

drive (in tennis)

diritto m

II.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB trans

1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train

guidare, condurre

drive racing car

pilotare

drive cargo, load, passenger

trasportare

drive distance

percorrere (in auto)

what (car) do you drive?

quale auto guidi?

to drive sb to school, to the station

portare qn a scuola, alla stazione (in auto)

to drive tourists round town

portare i turisti in giro per la città

she drove me home

mi portò a casa (in auto)

he hates being driven

detesta farsi portare in macchina

I drive 15 km every day

guido per 15 km ogni giorno

to drive sth into garage, carpark, space

portare qc dentro

he drove his truck into a wall

andò a sbattere con il camion contro un muro

he drove the car straight at me

venne con l'auto dritto verso di me

she drove her car over a cliff

precipitò con l'auto da una scogliera

2. drive (force, compel) poverty, greed, urge:

drive person

spingere (to do a fare)

he was driven to suicide, to drink

fu spinto al suicidio, all'alcolismo (by da)

hunger drove him to it

la fame l'ha spinto a questo

to be driven into debt

essere costretto a indebitarsi

to be driven out of business

essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

to drive the rate up, down

fare aumentare, abbassare il tasso

to drive sb mad or crazy inf

fare impazzire qn, fare diventare matto qn also fig

3. drive (chase or herd):

drive herd, cattle

spingere, condurre

drive game

spingere

drive logs

fare fluitare

to drive sheep into a field

condurre le pecore in un campo

to drive sb off one's land, out of her home

cacciare qn dalla propria terra, da casa sua

he was driven from or out of the country

fu cacciato dal paese

to drive evil thoughts from one's mind

allontanare dalla propria mente i cattivi pensieri

4. drive (power, propel):

drive engine, pump, fan

azionare, fare funzionare

the generator is driven by steam

il generatore viene azionato dal vapore

what drives the economy?

qual è il motore dell'economia?

what drives you?

che cosa ti spinge (ad agire)? qual è la tua molla?

5. drive (push) tide, wind:

drive boat, clouds

spingere, sospingere

the wind drove the clouds along

il vento sospingeva le nuvole

to drive a nail in(to)

piantare or conficcare un chiodo in or dentro

to drive a tunnel through sth

scavare, fare passare una galleria attraverso qc

to drive a road through an area

fare passare una strada in un'area

to drive sth into sb's head fig

fare entrare qc nella testa di qn, ficcare qc in testa a qn

6. drive (force to work hard):

drive pupil, recruit

incalzare, fare lavorare sodo

you're driving that child too hard

stai troppo addosso a quel bambino

7. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf) ball

colpire, tirare con un drive

drive (in tennis) ball

colpire di diritto

to drive the ball into the rough (in golf)

lanciare la palla nell'erba alta

III.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB intr

1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:

guidare

can you drive?

sai guidare?

will you drive?

puoi guidare tu?

he drives for Ferrari SPORTS

è un pilota della Ferrari

to drive along

percorrere (in auto)

I took pictures as we drove along

feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto

you can't drive along the High Street

non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale

to drive on the left, at 80 km per hour, on the main road

guidare a sinistra, a 80 km all'ora, lungo la strada principale

to drive to work, to London

andare a lavorare, a Londra in auto

to drive into garage, carpark, space

entrare (con l'auto) in

to drive into tree, lamppost

andare a sbattere contro

I drove into a ditch

sono finito in un fosso con l'auto

to drive up, down a hill

salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

to drive past

passare (con l'auto)

to drive at sb

andare con l'auto contro qn

the taxi drove out of the station

il taxi si allontanò dalla stazione

you use a lot of petrol driving around town

si consuma molta benzina guidando in città

2. drive SPORTS (in golf, tennis):

drive

fare un drive

IV.to drive oneself VB refl

1. to drive oneself MOTOR:

the Minister drives himself

il ministro in persona guida l'auto

to drive oneself to hospital

andare in ospedale con la propria auto

2. to drive oneself (push oneself):

to drive oneself to do

sforzarsi di fare

to drive oneself too hard

sforzarsi troppo

I.shooting [Brit ˈʃuːtɪŋ, Am ˈʃudɪŋ] N

1. shooting (act):

shooting (killing)

uccisione f (con arma da fuoco)

the shooting of the prisoner took place at dawn

il prigioniero è stato fucilato all'alba

2. shooting U (firing):

shooting

spari mpl

shooting

sparatoria f

3. shooting (in hunting):

shooting

caccia f

to go shooting

andare a caccia

4. shooting SPORTS (at target etc.):

shooting

tiro m

5. shooting CINE:

shooting

riprese fpl

II.shooting [Brit ˈʃuːtɪŋ, Am ˈʃudɪŋ] ADJ

shooting pain:

shooting

lancinante

I.shoot [Brit ʃuːt, Am ʃut] N

1. shoot BOT:

shoot (young growth)

getto m

shoot (offshoot)

germoglio m

2. shoot Brit (in hunting):

shoot (meeting)

partita f di caccia

shoot (area of land)

riserva f di caccia

3. shoot CINE:

shoot

ripresa f

4. shoot (of river):

shoot

rapida f

5. shoot:

shoot GEOL, MIN

filone m

II.shoot [Brit ʃuːt, Am ʃut] INTERJ Am inf

1. shoot (expressing disbelief):

shoot

mannaggia

2. shoot (telling sb to speak):

shoot

spara

III.shoot <pt/pp shot> [Brit ʃuːt, Am ʃut] VB trans

1. shoot (fire):

shoot bullet

sparare

shoot missile

lanciare

shoot arrow

tirare, scoccare

to shoot sth at sb, sth (with gun)

sparare qc a qn, qc

to shoot sth at sb, sth (with missiles)

lanciare qc a qn, qc

to shoot one's way out of somewhere

scappare da qualche posto sparando

2. shoot:

shoot (hit with gun) person, animal

sparare a

shoot (kill) person, animal

uccidere

she shot him in the leg, back

gli ha sparato alla gamba, nella schiena

to be shot in the leg, back

essere colpito or ferito alla gamba, alla schiena

he was shot in the head

gli hanno sparato in testa

to shoot sb for desertion, spying

fucilare qn per diserzione, spionaggio

to shoot sb dead

colpire qn a morte

you'll get shot if someone catches you! fig

se qualcuno ti becca sei morto!

I could shoot him!

potrei ucciderlo!

to be shot to pieces inf

essere crivellato di pallottole

to be shot to pieces fig

essere fatto a pezzi

3. shoot (direct):

shoot look

lanciare, scoccare (at a)

shoot smile

fare (at a)

to shoot questions at sb

bombardare qn di domande

4. shoot (film):

shoot CINE, PHOTO film, scene

girare

shoot subject

riprendere

5. shoot (push):

shoot bolt

tirare, spingere

6. shoot (in canoeing):

to shoot the rapids

scendere le rapide

7. shoot (in golf):

to shoot 75

fare 75 punti

8. shoot Am:

shoot GAMES, SPORTS pool, craps

giocare a

to shoot dice

tirare i dadi

9. shoot (in hunting):

shoot pheasant, game

andare a caccia di

shoot moor

andare a caccia su

10. shoot (inject) inf → shoot up

IV.shoot <pt/pp shot> [Brit ʃuːt, Am ʃut] VB intr

1. shoot (fire a gun):

shoot

sparare (at a, contro)

to shoot to kill, wound

sparare per uccidere, ferire

2. shoot (move suddenly):

to shoot out of, into, down sth

balzare or sfrecciare fuori da qc, dentro or in qc, giù da qc

to shoot forward, backwards

scagliarsi in avanti, indietro

the car shot past

la macchina sfrecciò a tutta velocità

the pain shot down or along his arm

un dolore lancinante gli trafisse il braccio

to shoot to fame fig

sfondare, diventare famoso in pochissimo tempo

3. shoot BOT (grow):

shoot plant:

spuntare, germogliare

4. shoot CINE:

shoot

girare

5. shoot SPORTS (in football, hockey etc.):

shoot player:

tirare

6. shoot (in hunting):

shoot person:

andare a caccia

V.to shoot oneself VB refl

to shoot oneself <pt/pp shot>:

to shoot oneself

spararsi

to shoot oneself in the head, leg

spararsi alla testa, alla gamba

to shoot oneself in the head, leg

spararsi un colpo in testa, nella gamba

VI.shoot [Brit ʃuːt, Am ʃut]

to shoot a line inf

spararla grossa

to shoot oneself in the foot inf

darsi la zappa sui piedi

to shoot the works Am inf

fare tutto il possibile

the whole (bang) shoot inf

tutto quanto

to shoot one's mouth off

spiattellare tutto in giro

See also shoot up

I.shoot up VB [ʃuːt -] (shoot up)

1. shoot up:

shoot up flames, spray:

divampare

shoot up fig prices, profits:

salire alle stelle

2. shoot up (grow rapidly):

shoot up plant:

crescere rapidamente

that boy has really shot up! fig

quel ragazzo è cresciuto tutto d'un colpo

3. shoot up (inject oneself):

shoot up (in drug addicts' slang)

bucarsi

shoot up (in drug addicts' slang)

farsi

II.shoot up VB [ʃuːt -] (shoot up [sth], shoot [sth] up)

1. shoot up inf:

shoot up (inject) (in drug addicts' slang) heroin

farsi di

2. shoot up (with bullets):

shoot up person

sparare su

he was badly shot up

gli hanno sparato ferendolo gravemente

drive-by shooting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drive-by shooting in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

I.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB trans

1. drive AUTO:

drive

guidare

drive race car

pilotare

to drive a sports car

guidare un'auto sportiva

to drive sb home

accompagnare a casa qn (in macchina)

2. drive (urge):

drive

spingere

to drive sb to (do) sth

spingere qn a (fare) qc

3. drive cattle:

drive

condurre

4. drive (render, make):

drive

ridurre a

to drive sb crazy

far diventar matto qn

5. drive:

drive ball

colpire

drive tunnel

aprire

drive nail, stake

conficcare

6. drive TECH:

drive

azionare

II.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB intr AUTO

1. drive (operate vehicle):

drive

guidare

the car drives well

un'auto bella da guidare

2. drive (travel):

drive

andare in auto

3. drive (function):

drive

funzionare

III.drive [draɪv] N

1. drive AUTO:

drive

giro m

drive (journey)

viaggio m

to go for a drive

andare a fare un giro in macchina

2. drive (in street names):

Broadview Drive

viale Broadview

3. drive (driveway):

drive

vialetto m d'accesso

4. drive TECH:

drive

trasmissione f

front-wheel drive

trazione f anteriore

all-wheel [or four-wheel] drive

trazione f a quattro ruote motrici

5. drive PSYCH:

drive

impulso m

to have drive

avere grinta

sex drive

impulso m sessuale

6. drive (campaign):

drive

campagna f

a fund-raising drive

campagna per raccogliere fondi

7. drive SPORTS:

drive

colpo m forte

8. drive COMPUT:

drive

drive m inv

I.shooting [ˈʃu:·t̬ɪŋ] N

1. shooting (killing):

shooting

uccisione f

2. shooting (firing of gun):

shooting

sparatoria f

3. shooting (caccia):

to go shooting

andare a caccia

4. shooting SPORTS:

shooting

tiro m

II.shooting [ˈʃu:·t̬ɪŋ] ADJ

shooting pain:

shooting

lancinante

I.shoot <shot, shot> [ʃu:t] VB intr

1. shoot (fire weapon):

shoot

sparare

to shoot to kill

sparare per uccidere

to shoot at sth/sb

sparare a qc/qu

2. shoot (aim):

to shoot for sth

mirare a qc

3. shoot SPORTS:

shoot

tirare

4. shoot:

shoot CINE

girare

shoot PHOTO

scattare

5. shoot (move rapidly):

shoot

sfrecciare

to shoot to fame

avere un successo fulmineo

to shoot past car

sfrecciare

Phrases:

to shoot for the moon [or the stars]

puntare al massimo

II.shoot <shot, shot> [ʃu:t] VB trans

1. shoot:

shoot bullet

sparare

shoot missile, arrow

lanciare

2. shoot person:

shoot

sparare a

to shoot sb dead

sparare a qu a morte

3. shoot:

shoot CINE film

girare

shoot a scene

riprendere

shoot PHOTO

scattare

4. shoot (direct):

to shoot questions at sb

mitragliare qu di domande

to shoot a glance at sb

lanciare un'occhiata a qu

5. shoot inf:

to shoot a goal/basket

fare un gol/canestro

6. shoot inf drugs:

to shoot heroin

farsi di eroina

Phrases:

to shoot the breeze sl

palare del più e del meno

to shoot darts at sb inf

fulminare qu con un'occhiata

to shoot the works inf

dar fondo a tutte le proprie risorse

III.shoot [ʃu:t] N

1. shoot (hunt):

shoot

partita f di caccia

to go on a shoot

andare a caccia

2. shoot:

shoot CINE

ripresa f

shoot PHOTO

serie f inv di scatti

3. shoot BOT:

shoot

germoglio m

IV.shoot [ʃu:t] INTERJ (shit)

shoot

mannaggia